Vessel in form of a dog
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80th Tribal Art AuctionVessel in form of a dog
Mexico, Colima
Provenance | Size | Starting price / estimated price |
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Ken Bower, Lands Beyond Gallery, New York, USA |
H: 8.3 inch; L: 9.8 inch |
This object is not available anymore. |
redware pottery, black pigment remains, inserted eyes, the hollow body served as receptacle, rep. (lines of breakages recognizable on the inside);
dogs were looked upon as carriers of dead souls across the waters of the underworld towards the afterlife, which is surely the reason why dogs are the animals most often depicted by the Colima artists.
Leyenaar, Ted u.a., Von Küste zu Küste, o.O. 1992, p. 200 f.